Toshio Iue
Toshio Iue | |||||
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| 井植 歳男 | |||||
The members of Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works (back row from left, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Toshio Iue, Mumeno Matsushita) | |||||
| Born | 28 December 1902 | ||||
| Died | 16 July 1969 (aged 66) Awaji, Hyōgo, Japan | ||||
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and industrialist | ||||
| Known for | The founding of Sanyo | ||||
| Children | 2 | ||||
| Relatives | Kōnosuke Matsushita (brother-in-law) | ||||
| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 井植 歳男 | ||||
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Toshio Iue (井植 歳男, Iue Toshio; 28 December 1902 – 16 July 1969) was a Japanese inventor and industrialist who founded Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Prior to the founding of Sanyo, he played an influential role in the growth and development of Matsushita Electric Works, working closely alongside his brother-in-law and lifetime confidant, Konosuke Matsushita.